● Pre-read the question and underline what you are looking for
● Pre read your study/document (the given source…you will get 1)
● Pre write/ Annotate the documents when you find things that match
● Remember the Acronym: SAD
○ State the part of the question you are on
○ Answer the question
○ Defend your answer
Notes:
- Sample size is 272,003 individuals
- Population is for all U.S. high school students
- Sample is deemed representative
A
The research method being used is the correlational method because it
involves measuring the relationship between two or more variables. It also
does not manipulate any of these variables, which only allows for
associations to be found. This results in causation to not be established
through the findings.
B
The operational definition of the cognitive abilities of the students is quantified
by their results within the intelligence tests that they took. For instance, if a
particular student were to score above the average on the test compared to
their peers, then they would be considered to have a high amount of
cognitive abilities. So, if the average score on the test was 50%, and a
student scored 80%, they would then be considered to have high
intelligence and cognitive abilities.
C
Two very miniscule correlations were identified within the study. First, it was
found that the average absolute correlation between birth order and
personality is 0.02. Additionally, the absolute correlation between birth
order and intelligence was 0.04. This highlights that these variables share
little to no correlation at all, as these values are not statistically significant
in the slightest.
D
One ethical guideline applied by the researchers is the use of informed
consent. This is shown when the subjects were informed about the purpose
of the study, and voluntarily consented to the study afterwards. This allows
for this experiment to not cause any lasting harmful effects to participants,
